[sweetest damn parrot you ever did see. slightly rough around the edges.]

[brotimaeus]

damn, this place really hasnt changed.
i remember the whores bein much friendlier though, what happened there.
maybe the getup aint doing it for them.
guess i could use a bath or somethin.
lieutenant-commander strider here, reportin in if they didnt already strip my rank and brand me a deserter.
who am i kiddin they probably had that done within a week lets be honest here.
cant get hauled out by filthy fuckin pirates for a decade and come back expecting to be in anyones good graces anymore am i right.
and shit, i almost forgot what land feels like.

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[existechialism]

Nah.
I am apparently the only Strider who has my pirate situation under control.

[callbacks]

ive got it under control now
where are you i can swing by on my way to find this witch who stole roses tentacles

[existechialism]

Turn around.

[callbacks]

[He does, with a little startled jump that he clears his throat to try to cover.]

Oh, hey man.

[existechialism]

[walking past, catching his hand and squeezing very tightly as he keeps them walking briskly]

Hey.

[callbacks]

[Of course he follows along. Trusting his bro is as easy as breathing.]

What's up, where're we going?

[existechialism]

Find the witch who stole my girls legs, I though.

[callbacks]

Oh cool. Got any leads we don't have yet?

[existechialism]

No. But we can go knock some heads together or something.

[callbacks]

You always made the best plans.

[existechialism]

Maybe we can get the asshole to help, too.

[callbacks]

You're going to have to be more specific, bro. Everyone I've ever shared two words with is some kind of unimaginable asshole.

[existechialism]

The only one worthy of the definite article: the lieutenant commander asshole himself.

[callbacks]

[The slightest catch in the rhythm of his movement.]

Oh, that asshole. Yeah, okay. I bet if anyone knows who could've cursed Rose, it's him.

[existechialism]

It'll be just like the old times that never happened due to him being fucking AWOL.

[callbacks]

[Mumble.]

Know he meant to come back.

[existechialism]

He was never good with follow-through. We would have been fine without him. Hell, we are fine without him.

[callbacks]

You can't exactly help it when you're captured by pirates, you know? It just kind of happens. It's cool.

[existechialism]

He's a Strider.

[callbacks]

I'm a Strider and I got captured by pirates.

[existechialism]

Only for a year.

[callbacks]

He had a head start.

Are you really that mad? That he didn't come back?

[existechialism]

One of us should be.

[callbacks]

He's back now.